personal blog of thomas leverett, author, poet, musician, esl teacher, quaker, father of ten. i have other blogs for things i do (see template), but, my story is this: having hitchhiked 48 states, guatemala to alaska, at the age of 19, that sense of passing through is with me all the time. that story is here, and so is mine.

when i was travelling, "out there" referred to travelling, being on the road as a lifestyle. it was the opposite of "working somewhere" or "home". then when i was single "out there" was a word for "single" - opposite of what is now called "hooked up" or "married" which i am, by the way. but there was one more sense that people used it in, back in the day, and that was, someone who's thinking was so far outside the norm, that it was hard to even imagine. and that was good in some circles, vaguely threatening in others. or, just a way of life, depending on how long you'd been travelling, what you'd come to accept as possible, and what you'd used to point your way. for the most part, my life is the opposite now - i go to work, i raise kids, i help people adjust to a crazy world - but sometimes, i have to admit, my mind wanders. this site is dedicated to those who are "out there"...peace be with you - vaya con dios.